Young Professionals Continue Commitment to Improving the City of Harrisburg

HARRISBURG, Pa. (January 10, 2022) – Harrisburg Young Professionals (HYP), a nonprofit young professional organization, announced today the election of Jade K. Honey as the president of the 2022 Board of Directors. Jade is currently the Director of Corporate Engagement at Penn State University and Penn State Health. She has been a member of HYP for six years and lives in Harrisburg with her husband. 

“I am very excited about Jade’s continued role with our organization,” said Sydney Kyler, immediate past-president of HYP, “she has been instrumental in many of our legacy initiatives, and will keep busy as she begins to onboard a new Executive Director this year. As we come upon our 24th anniversary for HYP, she will be an extraordinary leader to help us make this one of our best years yet.”

Along with Jade’s appointment, the organization announced the following individuals in their new roles:

• Monika Kohli, Sales & Engagement Lead at Andculture – co Vice President
• Olivia Edwards-Rindfuss, Associate at Triad Strategies – co Vice President
• Iqbal Singh, Vice President at Orrstown Bank – Treasurer
• Allison McFadden, Digital Marketing Coordinator at Members 1st Federal Credit Union – Secretary

The 2022 Leadership and Board of Directors began their terms on January 1, 2022. 

Harrisburg Young Professionals – Harrisburg Young Professionals (HYP) is a group of young, active, civic-minded professionals who have a clear vision of Harrisburg’s future as a great place to live, work and play. We are part of a movement that is breathing new life into urban areas and lessening the negative impact of suburban sprawl. We also work to prevent the migration of educated young people to larger cities (often referred to as “brain drain”) and to encourage those who have left to return to the Central Pennsylvania region.

For more information, please contact:
Jade K. Honey, MPA
Email: president@hyp.org

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